21 Katherine Plouffe Class: Sophomore Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada High School: Harry Ainlay Composite Height: 6-3 Position: F

2011-12 (as of Feb. 23):Named All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention...Poured in a game-high 22 points at DePaul (2/12/12) ... Scored 19 points and added a game-high 15 rebounds in win over Pitt (Feb. 4) ... Notched a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds against Cincinnati (Feb. 1) ... Topped all scorers with 18 points and 11 rebounds in first BIG EAST road win of the season at St. John's (Jan. 15) ... Led Marquette with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Villanova (Jan. 10) ... Posted 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists in first BIG EAST win over Seton Hall (Jan. 7) ... Named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 26 after averaging 18.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in wins over South Dakota State and Vermont ... Recorded a near triple-double of 17 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in win over Vermont (Dec. 21) ... Scored a game-high 20 points and had eight rebounds against South Dakota State (Dec. 19) ... Notched an impressive line of 20 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and six steals in win over Iona (Dec. 10) ... Scored 16 points with a career-high 14 rebounds against New Orleans (Nov. 29) ... Notched a career-higicagh 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor against Prairie View (Nov. 25) at the Paradise Jam ... Saw action in all 40 minutes against Georgia Tech (Nov. 19), scoring 14 points with 11 rebounds and a career-high seven assists ... Played 36 minutes against Wisconsin (Nov. 15) and grabbed nine rebounds ... Scored a game-high 17 points with a career-high three steals in season opener against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 12).

2011 (Summer):Member of the Under-19 Canadian Women's National Team ... Helped Canada to a fifth-place finish and an 8-1 record at the U19 FIBA Women's World Basketball Championship...Contributed 8.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while connecting on 46.2 percent of her attempts from the floor in the nine-game tournament.

2010-11 Notes: Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team ... Played in all 33 games and made 30 starts ... Averaged 6.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game ... Was tied for third on the team with 5.1 rebounds per game ... Scored in double figures in 10 games and led the team in scoring three times ... Led the Golden Eagles with 15 points and eight rebounds in win over Villanova (Feb. 1)...Scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help MU defeat Louisville (Jan. 26)...Reached double figures for the first time in BIG EAST play with 10 points against Syracuse (Jan. 22)...Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in victory over No. 6/7 West Virginia (Jan. 11)...Scored in double figures in both games at FIU's Sun and Fun Classic with 14 points and 12 points against FIU (Dec. 29) and Louisiana Tech (Dec. 30), respectively...Notched 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in only 17 minutes of action at Vermont (Dec. 4)...Scored 10 points in 34 minutes of action at Creighton (Nov. 28)...Pulled down seven rebounds and scored seven points in win at Wisconsin (Nov. 24)...Played 30 minutes and grabbed seven rebounds in win over Michigan (Nov. 19)...Recorded 17 points and six rebounds in 93-54 win over Alcorn State (Nov. 15)...Notched 19 points and four rebounds in collegiate debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 13).

Prep: Played two seasons with Harry Ainlay in 2007-08 and 2009-10 where she helped it to an undefeated 64-0 record, and city and provincial titles ... Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as a senior at Harry Ainlay during the 2009-10 season, and 11 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals in 2007-08 ... Was awarded named Miss Basketball Alberta playing with sister Michelle .. Spent one season with NEDA (2008-09) ... Member of the Canadian junior national team, which placed third at the U18 FIBA America World Qualifiers and qualified for the U19 World Championship ... Played on two Alberta Provincial Teams (U15 and U17).

Personal: Daughter of Laurie and Daryl ... Has four brothers and sisters. Sister Andrea played basketball at Washington ... Exercise science major.

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January 3, 2011